The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-17

and the crowd is at its MAXIMUM 800.
ln This crowd there are fewer nOiablcs
than usual-thcrc is no one leading belle,
no specially heraldcd hciress or millionaire
among the beaux. The pretty girls in
number are as the waves Of the sea.
They dance like very Perditas % and
there are crowds of men who, if dancing
Is 20 be the business of life, will fiji the
bill, and meet in full the demands of a
summer watering place But is II for
this, and this only, that there Is so much
tight lacing, so many bare shoulders, so
many French heels and imperillcd ankles,
so many wdc-awakc nights and weary
mornings from the broken rest called gal-
ETY.? Alas "Lejcp men rintpas u cbdndcAe
ms the weary ones will .ealize when they
turn their faces hOmeward from the
"0uick loves and small returns of sum
mer hirtations. and with exhaustion
rather than benefit as their only stock
and store. The dressing here this year
i- charming, bat the figures farc marvel
GUS Surely the science of revolution
Is taxed % the utmost and the centre OF
gravity grieyed when a fine looking girl
measuring forty inches around the bust,
and but sixteen I'm the waist with a dis
located and inconceivablc hustle,
inch and half heels and point
ed toes performs german.
Ii Is "s0rry sight that sets all natural
laws and rules Of proportion SO utterly at
defiance that nothing can be looked for
I'm the end but the constant result-a
fainting spell cut stays and the medi-
cine man, Dr Cullen, who. appreciate
ing the situation may always be found
with "a bottle OF sal volatile end a clip
ping knife in his pocket But IN all this
there still is nothing new, tO-wit Cleo
paira's cry Of
Cut my mcc Charmau."
and the sWoon of The Egyptian queen
who was
"Qmchly well or ill.
So ANTONY iotcd.'
Since my last letter 90 you, the most
elegant entertainment of The season has
been given by the Irish Climb Themcm-
hcr- of the club present at the White this
summer are Nicc-president Walter =.
Ilutchins of Washington, Mr.. Herman ).
Dcnnis0n of Ohio, Mr. Charles W Dudley
of Mississippi, Mr. Calvin r. Mutt of
Mississippi, Mr. Irwin Jameson Of New
Orleans and Mr.. Willis Sparks of Georgia.
Tie guests al the dinner, I'm all TWEEN
ty-eight. besides the club, were Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel TAFT OF Memphis, Mr.. and
Mrs Andrew Simm0nds OF South Carolina,
MI and Mrs ID. d. Bell Of Kentucky, Mr..
and Mrs William G. Dickson OF
Norfolk, Mrs Vale OF ST. Louis.
Mrs. Petit and Miss Tillman Louis
Vile; Miss Sncad Of Memphis, Mrs
Case " New Orleans, Miss Bacon Of
Georgia. Miss Lcary OF Richmond. Nh
and Mrs Joseph Thompson OF Atlanta,
Miss Gertrude Rives of Georgia, Miss
Lena Jackson Of New Orleans, Miss
Sayre of Kentucky, Miss Denn son and
Miss Forsyth OF Ohio, and Messrs. VIII
hanson of Georgia, Allen Of New Or
leans. Stern of Richmond. and Bradford
of Washington. lOasts and speeches are
by the Irish Club but II Is said
that there was much expenditure Of wit
and humOr of this sort, and In honor of
August ION, as the birthday of the
Vice President, Mr. Hutchins Another
handsome entertainment by the club is
forthcoming, of which will write an ac
count in another letter
The members of the Irish Club have
very wisely dropped the o and MACK that
,haracteriZcs the descendants OF Irish
kings But the sentiment OF the roman
lie sept of the heroic Celt may be de-
ected in certain little graceful ornaments
hat betoken the traditional modesty Of
Ae Green Isle
There is a picture, for instance, in the
'lub-r0Om, of the Four Kings Of Ireland,
taken from the -Four Mas
ers, representing four royal pcrsonagcs,
and the motto in Irish tn 5errin 90
'rRgh 0iesn 5tg4b bnNip Glah.' With one
spot we take the cake Then there is
mall statue Of Saint Patrick i'm the act
IF defying a washlady, his right foot on
he neck of the Irish dragon. from whose
mouth issues the scroll. "Iake ye hed N
ne Derl, Plt oy, btg0yya, III be qtter boy-
ottmg ye.'
But the Irish Club are elegant men,
md if they had been at the Boync Water,
Billy of Orange would never have won
he battle ..
The Norriss and Simmonds german,
iyen by Colonel Andrew G. Dickinson
4 New York, was reclrchc and charm .
ny aiIair-abOut 200 guests.
Mr. Norriss and Mrs Simmonds, as /
listed by Colonel Dickinson, received .
heir guests at II o'clock in the grand .
arlor At 1870 the procession of host .
nd hostesses, bellies, beaux and other !
uests proceeded from the parlor TO the /
'all-room entering in dignified and bril- /
liant procession The costumes worn by +
Die young ladies were notably beautiful. /
hrs. Norriss toilette was of golden silk,
oyered with handsome Spanish lace
hrs. Simmonds wore an exquisite toilette
4 white silk Illusion aud point lace.
The german closed at 2.30 am. and
vas the most beautiful private german so
ar of the season.
TO night Miss Dunleayy and brother
( Chicago gave german to about forty
ouples. This morning Monday at i2
]. german came OF given by Mr
,aniel w. Roundtree Of Georgia. Il was
ID by Mr.. Armstead of Pennsylvania
nd Miss Jones of Pennsylvania, and was
anced by sixty couples The chaperones
ere Mrs j. Marshall Johnson, Mrs. \.
5. Campbell, Mrs Frank Pleasanton OF
and Mrs. Joseph Thompson
Z Atlanta Ga To morrow night the .